“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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This is How We Take Back What’s Ours.
Working people struggle to afford the essentials while the wealthy fritter away obscene sums. But it doesn't have to be this way. Tripling union membership would reverse economic inequality. The post... —
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Anti-Worker Lawmakers to Voters: Shut Your Mouths or We’ll Shut Them for You.
Thwarting referendums means usurping the will of the people, but it’s all just another day at the office for a growing number of anti-worker lawmakers around the country. The post Anti-Worker Lawmake... —
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We Work. They Play Games.
It takes workers, on average, nearly 500 days to achieve their first contract after joining a union. There's only one reason for this delay: Employers deliberately bog down the negotiating process. Th... —
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Lost Faith in the American Dream? Join a Union.
Polls show that many Americans have lost faith in the American dream amid widening economic inequality and skyrocketing costs. But unions remain a real path forward. They empower working people to ach... —
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We Pay Our Fair Share. Why Don’t the Rich?
The Social Security funding crisis exists for two reasons: The rich don’t pay their fair share. And most Republicans—many of them wealthy themselves—look the other way. The post We Pay Our Fair Share... —